Ohio residents who receive food assistance can now shop online and pick up groceries in their cars. Federal rules say SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits cannot be used for food delivery. But retailers are no longer required to submit waiver requests to allow online shopping and curbside pickup for
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services April 2, 2020
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is encouraging nonprofits and business partners to apply for funding from the Coronavirus Air, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services April 2, 2020
Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is instructing Ohio employers planning layoffs or shutdowns as a result the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to share the following mass lay-off number with their employees to speed the processing of unemployment benefits: 2000180. The agency also is providing instructions for employers to
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services March 16, 2020
Dear JFS Family, As our county struggles with the effects of COVID-19, JFS is doing everything it can to help. This is exactly why our agency exists. Throughout our nearly 75-year history, we have time and time again come through for Hamilton County residents during hard times. You can count
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services March 16, 2020
Interim Director Tim McCartney, along with Hamilton County administrators, continues to closely monitor the rapidly evolving Coronavirus information and take precautionary measures. Employees are being asked to conduct as much business as possible online or over the phone and to postpone or reschedule any group meetings. We are also following
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services March 11, 2020